Hungary at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Hungary at the; 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Paris
Competitors	89 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Sándor Toldi
Medals ; Ranked 13th	Gold2Silver3Bronze4Total9
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Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Last updated January 28, 2024

Hungary competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 89 competitors, 86 men and 3 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Medalists

The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Gyula Halasy	Shooting	Men's trap	9 July
Gold	Sándor Pósta	Fencing	Men's sabre	18 July
Silver	Elemér Somfay	Athletics	Men's pentathlon	7 July
Silver	Lajos Keresztes	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman lightweight	10 July
Silver	László Berti János Garay Sándor Pósta József Rády Zoltán Ozoray Schenker László Széchy Ödön Tersztyánszky Jenő Uhlyárik	Fencing	Men's team sabre	15 July
Bronze	László Berti István Lichteneckert Sándor Pósta Zoltán Ozoray Schenker Ödön Tersztyánszky	Fencing	Men's team foil	30 June
Bronze	Rajmund Badó	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight	10 July
Bronze	János Garay	Fencing	Men's sabre	18 July
Bronze	Károly Bartha	Swimming	Men's 100 metre backstroke	18 July

Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Fencing	1	1	2	4
Shooting	1	0	0	1
Wrestling	0	1	1	2
Athletics	0	1	0	1
Swimming	0	0	1	1
Total	2	3	4	9

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1924 Olympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Sándor Pósta	Gold Silver Bronze	Fencing	Men's sabre Men's team sabre Men's team foil
János Garay	Silver Bronze	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's sabre
László Berti	Silver Bronze	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's team foil
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker	Silver Bronze	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's team foil
Ödön Tersztyánszky	Silver Bronze	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's team foil

Aquatics

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
István Bárány	100 m freestyle	1:08.4	2 Q	1:08.0	6	did not advance
Károly Bartha	100 m backstroke	1:18.0	1 Q	1:19.0	3 q	1:17.8
Frigyes Hollósi	200 m breaststroke	3:06.4	2 Q	3:05.6	4	did not advance
Zoltán Bitskey	200 m breaststroke	3:05.4	3 q	3:09.2	5	did not advance
Márton Sipos	200 m breaststroke	3:09.8	3	did not advance

Women

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ella Molnár	200 m breaststroke	—		3:39.8	4	did not advance

Water polo

Hungary made its second Olympic water polo appearance.

Roster

First round

Hungary

7–6

Great Britain

Piscine des Tourelles

Quarterfinals

Belgium

3–2

Hungary

Piscine des Tourelles

Bronze medal quarterfinals

Hungary

7–0

Czechoslovakia

Piscine des Tourelles

Bronze medal semifinals

Hungary

1–4

Sweden

Piscine des Tourelles

Athletics

Sixteen athletes represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Somfay took Hungary's only athletics medal in Paris, with the silver in the pentathlon.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pál Bedő	Shot put	N/A				12.66	4	did not advance
Lajos Csejthey	Javelin throw	N/A				54.86	5	did not advance
Mihály Fekete	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		did not advance
Jenő Gáspár	High jump	N/A				1.83	1 Q	1.88	5
Ferenc Gerő	100 m	11.0	1 Q	Unknown	3	did not advance
Ferenc Gerő	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	22.4	4	did not advance
István Grósz	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	5	did not advance
Pál Király	10000 m	N/A						did not finish
Pál Király	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
István Kultsár	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	8	did not advance
Lajos Kurunczy	100 m	11.4	1 Q	11.0	5	did not advance
	200 m	22.6	1 Q	Unknown	3	did not advance
	400 m	52.6	2 Q	did not start		did not advance
Antal Lovas	Marathon	N/A						3:35:24.0	28
Kálmán Marvalits	Discus throw	N/A				40.82	4	did not advance
László Muskát	100 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
László Muskát	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	4	did not advance
Tibor Püspöki	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	4	did not advance
Gusztáv Rózsahegyi	100 m	11.3	2 Q	Unknown	5	did not advance
Elemér Somfay	Pentathlon	N/A						16
Elemér Somfay	Decathlon	N/A						did not finish
Sándor Toldi	Discus throw	N/A				41.09	3	did not advance
Ferenc Gerő Lajos Kurunczy László Muskát Gusztáv Rózsahegyi	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		42.6	2 Q	42.4	2 Q	43.0	4

Boxing

A single boxer represented Hungary at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Lőwig lost his only bout.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Béla Lőwig	Lightweight	Genon (BEL) L	did not advance				17

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Belgium	0	1	.000

Total	0	1	.000

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	0	1	.000
Round of 16	0	0	–
Quarterfinals	0	0	–
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–

Total	0	1	.000

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank
Mihály Rusovszky	Time trial	7:57:49.0	51
Ferenc Steiner	Time trial	8:42:14.4	24

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
János Grimm	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	3	did not advance
Ferenc Uhereczky	Sprint	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	2	did not advance
János Grimm Ferenc Uhereczky	Tandem	N/A								Unknown	2	did not advance

Fencing

Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; Hungary was one of nine nations to have women compete in the first Olympic fencing event for women.

The team competitions resulted in two medals for Hungary. In somewhat of a disappointment for Hungary, the sabre team failed to win the gold medal; it was the first time a Hungarian sabre team competed but did not win. The finals match against Italy proved decisive, as both Hungary and Italy beat the other two teams in the final. Hungary and Italy split the individual bouts in their match, with eight apiece. The tie-breaker for the match, and thus the gold medal, was number of touches between Hungary and Italy; Italy won 50 to 46. The foil team earned the country's first non-sabre fencing medal, winning the bronze.

The Hungarian men had success in the individual sabre competition, with three of the four Hungarians reaching the final. Pósta and Garai were both in the three-way tie-breaker for medal placement, finishing first and third respectively. Schenker finished fourth, and was also the only Hungarian man to compete individually in another weapon; he was eliminated in the first round of the foil.

Tary, representing Hungary in the women's foil competition, reached the final and placed sixth overall.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
János Garai	Sabre	N/A				3–2	3 Q	6–2	3 Q	5–2
Sándor Pósta	Sabre	N/A				4–2	2 Q	6–2	2 Q	5–2
Zoltán Schenker	Foil	1–3	4	did not advance
Zoltán Schenker	Sabre	N/A				3–3	4 Q	6–2	3 Q	4–3	4
Ödön von Tersztyánszky	Sabre	N/A				6–1	2 Q	4–4	5	did not advance
László Berti István Lichteneckert Sandor Posta Zoltan Schenker Ödön Tersztyanszky	Team foil	1–0	2 Q	N/A		2–1	2 Q	1–1	2 Q	0–2
László Berti Janos Garay Sandor Posta József Rády Zoltan Schenker László Széchy Ödön Tersztyanszky Jenő Uhlyárik	Team sabre	1–0	1 Q	N/A		2–0	1 Q	1–0	1 Q	2–1

Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gizella Tary	Foil	3–2	3 Q	3–2	3 Q	0–5	6

Football

Hungary competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924, losing their second-round match to Egypt.

Round 1

26 May 1924

Hungary	5–0	Poland
Eisenhoffer 14' Hirzer 51'58' Opata 70'87'	Report

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Round 2

29 May 1924

Egypt	3–0	Hungary
Yakan 4'58' Hegazi 40'	Report

Stade de Paris

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Luis Collina (ESP)

Final rank: 9th place

Rowing

Seven rowers represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	Semifinals		Repechage		Final
Rower	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ervin Mórich Béla Szendey	Double sculls	Unknown	3	N/A		did not advance
Sándor Hautzinger Károly Koch István Szendeffy Zoltán Török Lajos Wick	Coxed four	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	3	did not advance

Shooting

Seven sport shooters represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Halasy took the nation's only shooting medal in 1924, a gold in the trap.

Shooter	Event	Final
Shooter	Event	Score	Rank
Gyula Halasy	Trap	98
Sándor Lumniczer	100 m deer, single shots	20	31
Sándor Lumniczer	Trap	Unknown	31–44
Sándor Prokopp	25 m rapid fire pistol	7	53
Sándor Prokopp	600 m free rifle	70	55
Gusztáv Szomjas	100 m deer, single shots	24	28
	100 m deer, double shots	28	29
	Trap	90	19
László Szomjas	Trap	90	19
Elemér Takács	25 m rapid fire pistol	13	47
	50 m rifle, prone	387	20
	600 m free rifle	84	14
	100 m deer, single shots	27	24
	100 m deer, double shots	42	25
	Team deer, double shots	27	7
Rezső Velez	25 m rapid fire pistol	15	30
	50 m rifle, prone	372	47
	600 m free rifle	79	35
	100 m deer, single shots	35	10
	100 m deer, double shots	did not finish
Sándor Prokopp Elemér Takács Rezső Velez	Team free rifle	276	18
Gyula Halasy Sándor Lumniczer Gusztáv Szomjas László Szomjas	Team clay pigeons	321	10
Gusztáv Szomjas László Szomjas Elemér Takács Rezső Velez	Team deer, single shots	97	6

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lajos Göncz	Singles	Bye	Lacoste (FRA) W 6–0, 6–0, 6–1	did not advance
Béla von Kehrling	Singles	Bye	Roman (ROU) W 6–1,6–1, 6–2	Aeschlimann (SUI) W 4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–2, 6–3	Williams (USA) L 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6	did not advance
Aurél von Kelemen	Singles	Tegner (DEN) W 6–4, 6–1, 4–1	did not advance
Kálmán Kirchmayr	Singles	Wennergren (SWE) L 6–8, 2–6, 4–6	did not advance
Lajos Göncz Kálmán Kirchmayr	Doubles	—	Williams / Washburn (USA) L 1–6, 0–6, 0–6	did not advance
Béla von Kehrling Aurél von Kelemen	Doubles	—	Willard / Bayley (AUS) L 8–6, 9–11, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ilona Várady-Péter	Singles	Janssen (BEL) W 6–4, 6–1	Covell (GBR) L 1–6, 3–6	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Aurél von Kelemen Ilona Várady-Péter	Doubles	Bye	Bouman / Timmer (NED) L 4–6, 2–6	did not advance

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rajmund Badó	Heavyweight	Bye	Larsen (DEN) W	Dame (FRA) W	Polis (LAT) W	Deglane (FRA) L	Did not advance	—
István Dömény	Light heavyweight	Bonnefont (FRA) W	Pellinen (FIN) L	Loo (EST) L	did not advance				—	=9
Ferenc Györgyei	Middleweight	Steinberg (EST) L	Domas (FRA) L	did not advance					—	=20
Lajos Keresztes	Lightweight	Rahmy (EGY) W	de Marchi (ITA) W	Westerlund (FIN) W	Ronis (LAT) W	Frisenfeldt (DEN) W	Friman (FIN) L	—
Sándor Kónyi	Middleweight	Pštros (TCH) W	Jahren (NOR) W	Fischer (AUT) L	Gorletti (ITA) L	did not advance			—	=9
Armand Magyar	Bantamweight	Östman (SWE) W	Krievs (LAT) W	Hansson (SWE) L	van Maaren (NED) W	Pütsep (EST) L	Did not advance	—		=5
Mihály Matura	Lightweight	Sesta (AUT) W	Parisel (FRA) W	Borgström (SWE) W	Kusnets (EST) L	Friman (FIN) L	Did not advance	—		=5
Jenő Németh	Featherweight	Svensson (SWE) L	Käpp (EST) L	did not advance						=18
Ödön Radvány	Featherweight	Nord (NOR) L	Egeberg (NOR) W	Rottiers (BEL) W	Väli (EST) W	Malmberg (SWE) L	did not advance			=6
Ottó Szelky	Heavyweight	Johansson (SWE) L	Sjouwerman (NED) W	Deglane (FRA) L	did not advance			—		=9
József Tasnádi	Bantamweight	Bye	Östman (SWE) W	van Maaren (NED) W	Hansson (SWE) L	Ahlfors (FIN) L	Did not advance	—		=5
Béla Varga	Light heavyweight	Ceccatelli (ITA) W	Muijs (NED) W	Wecksten (FIN) L	Westergren (SWE) L	did not advance			—	=6

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Hungary at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Contents

Medalists

Multiple medalists

Aquatics

Swimming

Water polo

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Road cycling

Track cycling

Fencing

Football

Rowing

Shooting

Tennis

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Related Research Articles

References

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